Amphibians and Reptiles of Caldwell County, NC

Frogs
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
American Bullfrog Rana catesbeiana 5 2021-06-18
American Toad Bufo americanus 2 2020-03-20
Cope's Gray Treefrog Hyla chrysoscelis 3 2020-03-20
Gray Treefrog Hyla versicolor 1 2011-06-01
Green or Bronze Frog Rana clamitans 1 2014-04-27
Pickerel Frog Rana palustris 2 2013-03-16
Spring Peeper Pseudacris crucifer 6 2020-03-20
Lizards
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Broadhead Skink Eumeces laticeps 2 2012-05-04
Eastern Fence Lizard Sceloporus undulatus 9 2020-04-14
Five-lined Skink Eumeces fasciatus 6 2014-11-06
Green Anole Anolis carolinensis 3 2016-08-28
Ground Skink Scincella lateralis 7 2018-01-23
Six-lined Racerunner Aspidoscelis sexlineatus 6 2015-10-05
Southeastern Five-lined Skink Eumeces inexpectatus 1 2019-03-15
Salamanders
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Black-bellied Salamander Desmognathus quadramaculatus 3 2016-05-08
Blue Ridge Dusky Salamander Desmognathus orestes 11 2022-10-16
Blue Ridge Two-lined Salamander Eurycea wilderae 1 2012-11-23
Carolina Mountain Dusky Salamander Desmognathus carolinensis 3 2016-05-08
Eastern Red-backed Salamander Plethodon cinereus 1 2016-05-08
Jordan's Salamander Plethodon jordani 1 2002-04-14
Marbled Salamander Ambystoma opacum 2 2014-08-14
Northern Dusky Salamander Desmognathus fuscus 8 2018-04-12
Northern Gray-cheeked Salamander Plethodon montanus 4 2018-05-03
Northern Red Salamander Pseudotriton ruber 18 2023-05-06
Red-spotted Newt Notophthalmus viridescens 16 2023-06-25
Seal Salamander Desmognathus monticola 4 2024-04-13
Shovel-nosed Salamander Desmognathus marmoratus 1 2016-05-08
Southern Two-lined Salamander Eurycea cirrigera 14 2016-11-25
Spotted Salamander Ambystoma maculatum 5 2020-04-11
Spring Salamander Gyrinophilus porphyriticus 1 2002-04-12
Three-lined Salamander Eurycea guttolineata 17 2024-04-13
Weller's Salamander Plethodon welleri 1 2022-06-28
White-spotted Slimy Salamander Plethodon cylindraceus 22 2017-11-02
Yonahlossee Salamander Plethodon yonahlossee 5 2018-05-03
Snakes
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Brown Snake Storeria dekayi 2 2014-05-14
Common Garter Snake Thamnophis sirtalis 17 2020-09-06
Copperhead Agkistrodon contortrix 37 2024-09-13
Corn Snake Elaphe guttata 1 2012-08-17
Eastern Hognose Snake Heterodon platirhinos 8 2021-05-05
Eastern Kingsnake Lampropeltis getula 19 2023-06-17
Eastern Worm Snake Carphophis amoenus 102 2024-09-07
Milksnake Lampropeltis triangulum 5 2021-10-02
Mole Kingsnake Lampropeltis calligaster 6 2023-05-09
Northern Watersnake Nerodia sipedon 149 2022-08-29
Queen Snake Regina septemvittata 45 2021-08-05
Racer Coluber constrictor 36 2021-05-17
Rat Snake Elaphe obsoleta 80 2021-05-20
Red-bellied Snake Storeria occipitomaculata 64 2020-03-28
Ringneck Snake Diadophis punctatus 107 2022-08-01
Rough Green Snake Opheodrys aestivus 20 2019-05-19
Timber Rattlesnake Crotalus horridus 25 2025-08-14
Turtles
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Eastern Box Turtle Terrapene carolina 67 2026-07-07
Eastern Mud Turtle Kinosternon subrubrum 3 2017-10-24
Painted Turtle Chrysemys picta 4 2013-04-07
River Cooter Pseudemys concinna 12 2019-05-19
Slider Trachemys scripta 15 2019-05-19
Snapping Turtle Chelydra serpentina 15 2016-09-23
Stinkpot Sternotherus odoratus 12 2020-06-22